Forrester: 14% of U.S. Consumers Plan To Buy Tablets This Year

Forrester Research has a new survey out on tablet computers and is reporting that 14% of U.S. online consumers, or 27 million people, say they intend to buy some kind of tablet in the next 12 months. The study also found the 11% of U.S. online consumers plan to buy a dedicated eReader in the next year.

Tablets and eReaders are winning out against more traditional computers. The survey found that only 4% of US online consumers say they intend to buy a desktop, 8% say they want to buy a netbook, and 13% say they want to buy a laptop.

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